The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-10
LAID WAY REsT.
The Funeral ofHemeE ,. stone Attend
ed by Hosts OF friends.

NEOSHO RAPIDS. Ks, Feb. b, 81.
ED. NEws.-A notice appeared in your
issue OF Thursday that Otto Stelne had
murdered Homer Stone of Price Station
in Utah. learn also by Salt Lake
Tribune and private letters that Homer
j. Stone was cowardly assassinated ON
the evening of January y, by one
Louis Steen, who came as tramp to
III. J. stones boarding house, where he
was kindly fed and given lodgings, and
on the slightest pretext of collecting a
$3.50 bill for another, and because Mr..
Stone did not see fit to pay the money
to him but did not deny the debt, he
threatens his life and finally follows
him in the dark and shoots him from
behind. Steen fed in the darkness, but
was arrested next day and confessed to
the shooting and implicated three
others, who are now lodged in the Pro
vo jail to await the action of the Grand
Jury. The murderer, Steen, is neph-
ew of John and Otto Steine, of Wahoo,
| Nebraska. Nothing will be left undone
| to bring the guilty ones to justice.
We clip from the Salt Lake Daily
Tribune the following account OF the
| funeral:
People came from all quarters of the
city yesterday afternoon to pay the last
| tribute of respect to the late Homer j.
/ Stone, who was so cruelty asSasSinated
/ on, Friday last at Price, Utah. BY 1
O'Clock Mrs. Towards house was
| crowded with a score or two of ladies',
and before the services began every
seat and all available standing room
was taken up. The yard, porch and
street in front of the house were crowd
Led with those unable to gain admission,
and after the services were concluded
almost 400 people viewed the remains.
| A larger funeral has seldom been wit
messed in Salt Lake, and the varied
class of friends present showed in what
high esteem the deceased was held by
all. Postmaster Browe, eX-PoStmasteT
Lynch, Assistant u. s. District Attor-
ney Varian, DIR. Bowers, Mi. Eccles,
Mr.. Walden, Mr.. Charles Auer, Mr.. L.
H. Lannan and Mr.. Art Lowe were
among the more prominent faces noted,
| while scattered here and there were old
ladies and young girls, married women
and children, old men and young men,
all gathered to take last look upon
one whose cheerful ways and winning
smile had in life beguiled away many a
pleasant hour for them.
| 1t was about 1:15 o'clock when Rev.
n. F. Putnam began the Episcopalian
fserYice for the burial of the dead.
REST in Peace" by Hummel, was then
sung by Mrs. Agnes Olsen-Thomas
Miss Roy, Prof. Krouse and Mrs. j.
Oberndorfer, Mr.. J. Mcintyre presiding
at the organ. After this beautlfu!
quartette, and Rev. Putnam delivered
in a very impressive manner few very
appropriate remarks, his kind words
moving many present to tears. He SAID
in substance:
1T is our custom to lay away oul
dead ones in the grave with the simple
but touching service which the church
has appointed to be said for the buria
of the dead. She makes no distinction
between the rich and the poor, the higl
and the low. The president of the ma
| ton or the queen from her throne, anC
the poor man from his attic or cellar o.
the stranger with neither home no.
friends would be buried with the same
service. The world makes distinctions
but when men come to die, the grave
asserts their equality. Death is thu
great leveler. Beyond the grave thu
worlds estimate of men is liable to b'
reversed. The spirit of the poor un
known man may shine before God il
the spirit world with a brightness sur
passing that of him who here ruled :
nation or controlled the forces O
wealth.
But friends come with broken hearts
and ask for consolation. What i
there of hope? Is it the end?" Thu
church commends the departed soul t.
Gods mercy, and lifts up the living t.
God in her prayers, that He will hea
+ the wounded hearts by pouring int
them the oil of His spirit. And theI
she instructs then to look forward t,
the resurrection. The dead shall live
again. Does it seem incredible? M
more so than that we live at all. Tht
grain of wheat falls into the grounC
and goes to decay; but it contains tn,
life germ, and from it is immediate
growth. The life principle takes to it
self nourishment from earth and al
: and water, and there is corn as of old
not the same kernel OF corn, but TIT
same corn. Our bodies grow from ;
microscopic cell, but in that cell is thu
life principle. The forces of life &C
out from that beginning, and build III
/ from outlying material which they ap
propriate-the human body. Lift
seems to be indestructible as matter i
indestructible. 1t changes its forml
and conditions but is not destroyed
''Thy dead men shall live.o Not IL
bodies composed of the same atoms o.
matter as now, but the same bodies
We therefore receive the instruction O
Gods spirit touching the resurrection
and are both warmed and comforted.
, The circumstances of the death O.
him whose body we lay away in thu
grave to-day are most sad and distress
ing. This is not the time or place Il
speak of them. OF course the law mus
be indicated. Law has been said t.
have "ItS seat in the bosom of God, anC
to be the harmony of the universe.
Law must be upheld everywhere, in thu
forces of our moral nature, and phySica
? frame for our good. So it must be up
held in nations and their governments
else there will be neither harmony no
safety for anyone.
Some five years ago this young mai
: lef home and friends in the east ant
came out here into these mountain
and valleys to make for himself home
and a fortune. 1t is what so manI
young men do. 1t is a commendabl'
: ambition if undertaken with pure mo
tiveS and followed by right methods
He had qualities of heart that made TO
him friends readily, and many of them
He has been engaged in work OF differ
connected with the daily papers. HI
was at first on the staff of the Evening
Chronicle, afterwards on that of thu
Democrat, and then on THE TRIBUNE
He showed ability and promise for the
future. His death, so untimely anC
under such circumstances, is most try
ng to all.
There'are hearts here that mourn TO
him sadly. and in the east there ar
|
can know, or they can tell. However ia
| or long son may be away fathe
does not cease to yearn over him. Fo
father, sister and others near of kin, w
lift up our hearts in prayer that Co
viii give them the comfort of His grac
and pour into their wounded hearts tn
oil of His spirit. And may the youn;
men, his companions and associates
who are gathered to lay away the dea,
= body of their friend, have ever befor
: them the manhood of the Perfect Man
Jesus Christ, and aid to grow up mt,
the fullneSs of His stature. in i've
lived for God and truth.
2 Mrs. Agnes Olsen-Thomas then sam
) a solo ''Requiescat in Pace by Rom
berg, the other three voices joining il
the chorus. After a prayer by Rev
l Mr.. Putnam, the asSemblage begal
viewing the remains, Professor krous
meanwhile performing Chopin's ''Fu
neral March and Schumann's s'Lotu
Blume." 1t was almost half an hou